The Noble Hops of Germany and more

Plus, The Kernel Brewery's Table Beer clone, DIY Bier Wagen and more

Find Recipes Start your free trial Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, The Kernel Brewery's Table Beer clone recipe [Free] makes a well-balanced session ale with a great hop presence, smooth body, and a surprising hoppiness for a 3.3% ABV beer. Read our overview of the noble hops of Germany [Free]. Then, learn to get the most from additions when flavoring beer [Digital Members].  Mr. Wizard troubleshoots homebrew that spoils quickly [Free] and outlines the keys to an efficient wort chiller [Digital Members]. To make the water modification process as easy and repeatable as possible, try a portable RO system [Digital Members]. This Cyserale recipe [Digital Members] is made with honey and fruit juice. Finally, consider going all out for Oktoberfest this year with a DIY Bier Wagen [Free]. Cheers! Brad Ring Publisher Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe The Kernel Brewery's Table Beer clone The best selling beer at Kernel Brewery (London, England) is their table beer, which is a well-balanced session ale with a great hop presence, smooth body, and a surprising hoppiness for a 3.3% ABV beer. (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.045  FG = 1.020 IBU = 22  SRM =  5  ABV = 3.3% Ingredients 3.9 lbs. (1.8 kg) Muntons extra light dried malt extract 6 oz. (170 g) US crystal malt (20 °L) 4 oz. (113 g) Belgian aromatic malt Read more Join BYO for in-depth, four-hour online workshops taught by trusted experts Don't miss three upcoming live and interactive online workshops on Recipe Formulations, Brewery Quality Control, and Starting Up a Commercial Craft Brewery. Article The Noble Hops of Germany There are four hops varieties that are considered noble . . . but what makes them noble? Basically it simply implies that they were the hop varieties that are old-school. They were the ones monks and brewers from continental Europe were using during the Middle Ages to flavor and preserve their fermented brews. There are four varieties from Germany (and now the Czech Republic) that are known as the noble hops: Hallertau, Saaz, Spalt, and Tettnang.  Read more Ask Mr Wizard Homebrew Spoils Quickly Q My beer does not last as long as commercial beers or my friend's homebrews. I try to eliminate oxygen during transferring and bottling. Is that the main culprit or could there be another issue i haven't thought about? A The primary cause of oxidized beer is the introduction of air to beer after the initial stages of fermentation. It is very easy to simply state that oxidation can be minimized by reducing air pick-up during the process, but like many things in life, this advice is much easier to offer than it is to practice. Before jumping into some of the things that can lead to oxygen pick-up in the process, I do want to touch on how different beers can be more or less sensitive to oxidation.   Read More Project Build A Bier Wagen My wife and I throw our annual Strausstoberfest party every year on the last Saturday in September. This occurs during the traditional Oktoberfest celebration. Oktoberfest is synonymous with beer, awesome food and a certain amount of over the top pomp and circumstance. For the last part, I decided that the beer I've spent the last couple of months caring for MUST have a grand entrance. With that in mind, I present you with my design for a bierwagen to roll your keezer around on.  Read More For Digital Members Only Members get access to thousands of recipes, all new BYO issues and more. Try membership risk free for 14 days.* Brew Better. Try Membership, Free!* Recipe Cyserale Partial mash with honey and fruit juice. (5 gallons/19 L, partial mash) OG = 1.055  FG = 1.010 IBU = 28  SRM = 8  ABV = 6% Ingredients 2 lbs. (0.91 kg) pale malt 0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) light crystal malt (35° L) 0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) malted wheat   Read more Article Flavoring Beer: Get the most from additions Despite Denny's repeated pleas for homebrewers to make beer-flavored beer, a lot of them like to add flavorings to their beers. In a fit of hypocrisy, it turns out even Denny isn't immune to the call of flavored beer. A couple of his best-known recipes are for a Wee Shroomy (wee heavy flavored with chanterelle mushrooms) and a Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. And let's not forget the infamous Clam Chowder Saison collaboration with Drew. Even John Palmer got involved in that one, adding in potato flakes!  Read more Ask Mr. Wizard What are the keys to an efficient wort chiller? Q My homemade immersion chiller once worked wonders on extract brews. Since I've been mashing, its performance has dwindled. It usually 30–40 minutes to reach pitching temperatures. I've thought of building a counterflow chiller, but are they really that fast? Another thought I had, since I like the ease of immersion chillers, was to build another one using 1/2" copper tubing as opposed to 3/8", so as to increase the surface contact area to the hot wort. Any thoughts? A So you want a techno-geek essay on heat exchangers? I'll do my best here admitting up-front that mass and heat transfer are not subjects that I claim much expertise. But wort cooling isn't rocket science and taking my advice, even if totally crazy, will not do anyone serious harm . . . so, yes, you can try this at home!   Read more Project Portable RO System: Water on the go Maybe like me you have come to realize the importance that water and water chemistry plays in the flavor of the beer you brew. And maybe like me you have also wanted to take control of the mineral composition of the water you use for brewing so you can dial in a particular profile for that perfect helles, NEIPA, or saison. If you want help with that . . . I'm not your guy. I'll be the first to admit that I bought, read, and understood little in Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers by John Palmer and Colin Kaminski. Read more *Free Trial Terms and Conditions: For new members and subscribers only. Limit one per customer. Additional auto-renewal terms apply. See product checkout page for details.  Copyright © 2021 Brew Your Own, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Brew Your Own Our mailing address is: Brew Your Own 5515 Main St Manchester Center, VT 05255 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.